K.A.S. Eupen

Königliche Allgemeine Sportvereinigung Eupen (often simply known as Eupen) is a Belgian association football club based in the city of Eupen in the German-speaking Community of Belgium, in the province of Liège. They currently compete in the Belgian First Division A, and play their home matches at the Kehrwegstadion.

KAS Eupen
Full nameKönigliche Allgemeine Sportvereinigung Eupen
Nickname(s)Pandas
Founded1945 (1945)
GroundKehrwegstadion,
Eupen
Capacity8,363
OwnerASPIRE Zone Foundation
ChairmanDieter Steffens
ManagerBeñat San José
LeagueBelgian First Division A
2019–20Belgian First Division A, 13th
WebsiteClub website

History

K.A.S. Eupen were formed in 1945 from the merger of Jugend Eupen and FC Eupen 1920.[1]

They first reached the Belgian Pro League in the 2010–11 season

In June 2012, the club was purchased by the government of Qatar and its Aspire Zone Foundation, who also own Paris Saint-Germain. Aspire Academy announced their intent use the club as a launching pad into European football for its academy graduates from Africa, South America and Asia.[2]

Eupen finished second in the 2015–16 Second Division, gaining promotion to the top flight of Belgian football for the second time in their history, staying up at the end of the season for the first time.[1]

Current squad
As of 3 August, 2020[3]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK  BEL Ortwin De Wolf
3 DF  NED Menno Koch
5 DF  ESP Jordi Amat
6 DF  FRA Benoît Poulain
7 FW  BEL Julien Ngoy
8 MF  BEL Stef Peeters
10 FW  ZIM Knowledge Musona
11 FW  SEN Amara Baby
13 MF  MLI Sibiry Keita
17 FW  GNB Carlos Embaló
18 MF  BEL Nils Schouterden
19 FW  POR Leonardo Rocha
21 DF  BRA Adriano
No. Pos. Nation Player
23 DF  BEL Senna Miangue (on loan from Cagliari)
24 DF  CIV Silas Gnaka
25 DF  GHA Emmanuel Sowah Adjei
26 MF  BEL Jens Cools
28 DF  BEL Jonathan Heris
30 GK  BEL Romain Matthys
31 GK  BEL Théo Defourny
32 DF  GER Andreas Beck
33 GK  GHA Abdul Nurudeen
34 FW  CIV Konan N'Dri
77 FW  CIV Mamadou Koné

References
  1. "Club history". as-eupen.be. K.A.S. Eupen. Archived from the original on 30 June 2017. Retrieved 28 June 2017.
  2. Borden, Sam; Eder, Steve; Williams, Jack; Harress, Christopher (15 July 2014). "Qatari Soccer Empire Buys a Foothold in Europe". The New York Times. Archived from the original on 4 March 2018.
  3. "Squad List and numbers". K.A.S. Eupen.


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